Justin Hicks and J.B. Holmes are first-round leaders at the Pebble Beach Pro-Am.

Justin Hicks and J.B. Holmes are first-round leaders at the Pebble Beach Pro-Am.

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Updated: 1:00 PM PST Feb 13, 2015

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WEBVTT THIS IS KSBW ACTION NEWS 8.GOOD EVENING I'M ERIN CLARK.DAN: AND I'M DAN GREEN.DAY ONE OF THE AT&T PEBBLE BEACHNATIONAL PRO AM IS IN THE BOOKS.A LOT OF GREAT GOLF PLAYEDTODAY, AND DENNIS WILL HAVEALL THE HIGHLIGHTS A LITTLELATER.ERIN: THE GREATFIRST DAY WASMADE POSSIBLE BY THE GREATWEATHER.THEY WERE TALKING ABOUT IT ONTHE COURSE TODAY.ACTION NEWS REPORTER CAITLINCONRAD CHECKED OUT THE PRO AM.CAITLIN: GOOD EVENING.IT WAS A DAZZLING DAY HERE ATTHE PRO-AM. I SPENT THE DAY OUTAT THE MONTEREY PENINSULACOUNTRY CLUB WHERE THE STARSCOULDN'T STOP TALKING ABOUT WHATPERFECT WEATHER WE HAD THISAFTERNOON.THE WINDS WERE STILL, THE GREENWAS SHIMMERING, AND THE WAVESWERE CRASHING IN AT THE AT&TPEBBLE BEACH NATIONAL PRO AMTHURSDAY.IN OTHER WORDS, IT WAS A PERFECTDAY FOR A GOLF TOURNAMENT.HOW IS THE SUN OUT HERE?IT'S ABSOLUTELY PERFECT, ITCOULDN'T BE BETTER.CAITLIN: MUSCIAN HUEY LEWIS SAYSHE LOVES COMING OUT TO PLAY ATMONTEREY PENINSULA COUNTRY CLUBFOR A MULTITUDE OF REASONS,ONE, BECAUSE THE CENTRAL COASTIS GORGEOUS, BECAUSE THE COURSEIS IMMACULATE AND THIS YEAR,AND THREE, BECAUSE THE WEATHERIS PERFECT.I'VE PLAYED PROBABLY IN 25 OFTHESE THINGS AND THIS MIGHT BETHE BEST WEATHER I'VE EVER SEENFOR THE WEEK.CAITLIN: UNFORTUNATELY FOR SOMEOUT ON THE COURSE, GREAT WEATHERDIDN'T ALWAYS MEAN GREAT GOLF.I WANT TO SEE WHAT HISREACTION IS. OH, THAT'S NOT AGOOD SIGN.CAITLIN: ACTOR AND COMEDIAN RAYROMANO WAS OUT ON THE GREEN WITHPARTNER RYAN ARMOR, AND HE SAYSEVEN AFTER ALL THESE YEARS,PLAYING WITH PROS IS LIKE NOOTHER GOLF ROUND.IT'S UH, A LOT OF THINGS,LIKE GREAT, INTIMIDATING, FUN,SCARY, AND ITCHY, A LITTLE ITCHYI CAN'T EXPLAIN IT.CAITLIN: BUT EVEN FOR THEAMATEURS WHO'S PLAYING WASN'TQUITE ON PAR, THE WEATHER MADEIT HARD TO WALK AWAY FROM THEDAY WITHOUT SMILING.YOU KNOW I'M REALLY FORTUNATEI COME OUT HERE A BUNCH OF TIMES, A YEAR, AND THE WEATHER ISMORE OFTEN BEAUTIFUL ANDPICTURESQUE, BUT THIS ISPARTICULARLY WARM, AND I CANTELL YOU EVERYONE IS REALLYEXCITED.CAITLIN: HEIDI UEBERROTH, WHOYOU JUST HEARD FROM WAS ONE OFTHE FEW FEMALES OUT ON THECOURSE TODAY, AND SHE SAID WHATMADE THE WARM WEATHER SO MAGICALFOR HER, IS THE FACT THAT THISIS THE 30TH ANNIVERSARY OF THEAT&T SPONSORSHIP OF THE PRO AM,AND SHE SAYS TO HAVE THE SUNSHINING ON THAT IS PRETTYSPECIAL.ERIN: I LOVE RAY ROMANOWHISPERING.DAN: IT'S A LITTLE ITCHY.LARRY THE CABLE GUY AND BILLMURRAY WERE OUT THERE, RIGHT?CAITLIN: I DID CATCH UP WITHBILL MURRAY. HE WAS IN A GREATMOOD, BUT WAS PLAYING CLOSEATTENTION TO HIS GOLF GAME.HE WAS OUT THERE ON THE COURSEWITH SEVERAL OTHER PLAYERS.WE CAUGHT HIM ON HOLE 9 WHERE HEWAS PLAYING WELL, AND WE ALSOSAW HIM TEE OFF ON HOLE 10.MURRAY HAS BEEN GREAT WITH THECROWDS THIS YEAR, SPENDING TIMETALKING TO FANS, AND HISLONGTIME CADDY AND FRIEND SAYSTHIS YEAR JUST FEELS DIFFERENTWITH THE STAR.WELL, BILL SEEMS SO MUCHMELLOWER, AND JUST SORT OFAMIABLE AND LIGHT AND ALL THAT.SO, WHAT DO YOU ATTRIBUTE TOTHAT? AND I SAID WELL, IT'S BEEN20 YEARS. I MEAN, YOU KNOW, IT'SBEEN A LONG TIME. IT'S KIND OFCOOL.CAITLIN: MURRAY WAS OUT PLAYINGWITH PARTNER AND PRO D.A.POINTS, WHO DIDN'T HAVE HIS BESTDAY SCORING.MURRAY AND POINTS PLAY TOGETHERA FEW YEARS AGO, AND THEY WONTHE WHOLE TOURNAMENT IN 2011,WHEN POINTS WON THE TOURNAMENTAS A PRO.REPORTING LIVE IN PEBBLE BEACH,CAITLIN CONRAD, KSBW ACTION NEWS8.DAN: AND BILL MURRAY ONE THEAMATEUR.

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Justin Hicks and J.B. Holmes are first-round leaders at the Pebble Beach Pro-Am.